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“gebrochener” and “gebrochenes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#47,417
“gebrochener” frequency rank
#44,631
“gebrochenes” frequency rank
92048
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature gebrochener gebrochenes
Definition Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gebrochen Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gebrochen

Where the eye mixes gebrochener and gebrochenes

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. gebrochener and gebrochenes follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

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gebrochener
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gebrochenes

Look-alike desk: gebrochener vs gebrochenes

A purely visual mix-up. gebrochener ([ɡəˈbʁɔxənɐ]) and gebrochenes ([ɡəˈbʁɔxənəs]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - r in “gebrochener” becomes s in “gebrochenes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 92048, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

gebrochener is recorded at frequency rank #47,417, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈbʁɔxənɐ]. gebrochenes is at rank #44,631, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈbʁɔxənəs].

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 92048, this pair ranks #32,867 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of gebrochener vs gebrochenes

Shared letters: bceghnor. Private to "gebrochener": -. Private to "gebrochenes": s.

"gebrochener" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCVC  ·  "gebrochenes" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • gebrochener ← egbrochener · gberochener · gebbrochener · geborchener · gebrcohener · gebrocchener · gebrocehner · gebrocheenr
  • gebrochenes ← egbrochenes · gberochenes · gebbrochenes · geborchenes · gebrcohenes · gebrocchenes · gebrocehnes · gebrocheens

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "gebrochener" for "gebrochenes" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ɡəˈbʁɔxənɐ] versus [ɡəˈbʁɔxənəs]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "gebrochener" or "gebrochenes"?
"gebrochenes" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #44,631 in our German list, against #47,417 for "gebrochener". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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  • Full dictionary entry for "gebrochener" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "gebrochenes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #32,867 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "gebrochener" and "gebrochenes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gebrochenem vs gebrochener". Nearby pair
  • Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes

Confusion rank #32,867 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list